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Before the days of in-depth single-player campaigns and cinematic storytelling, nearly every videogame shared the same basic premise: survive as long as you can. From Pong to Missile Command, most early gaming experiences weren’t about concluding story-arcs or even defeating a final boss, they simply tasked players with trying their best at a certain task until they met with an inevitable defeat – our natural instinct to persevere and earn high score bragging rights is what made that journey satisfying. That’s why I find it curious that survival games as...

Ten years ago, the characters in Fede Alvarez’s Evil Dead were cleverly given first names that allowed the first letters of each of their names to spell out DEMON – David, Eric, Mia, Olivia, Natalie – and Lee Cronin’s Evil Dead Rise has similarly hidden some Easter Eggs within the characters’ names. Every character in the new movie is named after a past Evil Dead star! Here’s the full main character roster, and the stars their names pay tribute to… Actor/Character: Lily Sullivan – Beth Named After: Embeth Davidtz, Army...

With roots in real-life murders, “The Hook” urban legend goes hand-in-hand — or should I say hand-in-hook? — with the slasher genre. After being referenced in ’80s slashers He Knows You’re Alone and Final Exam, it went on to at least partially inspire five slashers from the ’90s: Candyman, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Urban Legend, Campfire Tales, and Lovers Lane. Unfortunately, the latter is the least effective of the bunch. To be fair, Lovers Lane was made independently for $500,000 — a fraction of the budget of...

The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX. The brutal sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC’s “Hannibal”) stayed on as a creative advisor for the Japanese remake, with Kôji Tokuo writing the adapted screenplay. Bloody Disgusting spoke with Natali for the remake’s release on SCREAMBOX. The filmmaker revealed how he influenced the remake, including its director Yasuhiko Shimizu, and teased the trap he designed...

If you fancy horror anthology video games like the Dread X Collection, Boomfire Games and publisher Jandusoft have a treat for you later this week with The Creepy Syndrome. Arriving on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, the Xbox One and the Xbox Series on April 27th (the Steam version is currently listed as “Coming Soon”), the anthology offers up a mix of different art styles to go along with its tales of psychological horror. In a mysterious and strange consultation with the psychiatrist, he analyses you by making...

Released on back in 2021 to Steam, ESDigital Games and Ludus Future’s hack’n’slash action RPG Demon Skin finally arrives on consoles this summer. The title will make its way into PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch on May 5th for $9.99. It will also debut on the Epic Games Store. To celebrate the console release, the game will have a 20% discount during the first week on all platform (though the PlayStation version will be limited to PlayStation Plus members). In addition, the console...

The Japanese remake of Vincenzo Natali‘s sci-fi cult classic Cube, directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu (“Pension: Love Is Pink”), is now streaming on the Bloody Disgusting-powered SCREAMBOX. The brutal sci-fi horror classic by Vincenzo Natali was so successful that it spawned Cube²: Hypercube (2002) and Cube Zero (2004). Natali (Splice, In the Tall Grass, NBC’s “Hannibal”) stayed on as a creative advisor for the Japanese remake, with Kôji Tokuo writing the adapted screenplay. Bloody Disgusting spoke with Natali for the remake’s release on SCREAMBOX. The filmmaker revealed how he influenced the remake, including its director Yasuhiko Shimizu, and teased the trap he designed...

Episode five of “Yellowjackets” Season 2, “Two Truths and a Lie,” presents a dramatic transition. To what, exactly? The destination remains obscured, but this episode makes it abundantly clear that whatever is coming, it’s terrible news for the Yellowjackets. “Two Truths and a Lie” thrillingly marks the slow beginning of converging plotlines, setting up the potential for an unseen common enemy or force in both timelines. Until then, it plunges its characters deeper into turmoil and danger. The episode starts with a proper introduction to adult Van (Lauren Ambrose), the owner of...

Rob Zombie’s The Munsters put a colorful spin on the classic black & white television series last year, and this year NECA is bringing action figures based on the film to the table. Officially put up for grabs this week, 7″ scale action figures of both Herman Munster (Jeff Daniel Phillips) and Grandpa Munster (Daniel Roebuck) are in stock now! NECA previews the two action figures… “NECA introduces Herman Munster as an Ultimate action figure! This creature brought to life by Dr. Wolfgang was accidentally made with the brains of...

Two years ago, Safe Room Podcast began with a discussion about the Resident Evil series for its 25th anniversary. So for the milestone of 100 episodes, it felt fitting to return to the Resi well once more. Yeah, we’ve returned a few times in 100 episodes, but it’s a deep and lucrative well! We’ve talked about a lot of Resident Evil games, but what are our personal favorites? There’s some obvious answers of course. But in creating our Top 10s, we found just how diverse two people’s favorites in a...

On the way from Dark Sky Films, The Third Saturday in October is a highly unique experiment ripped straight out of the 1980s, and we’re getting TWO movies on the same day. First up, The Third Saturday in October Part V kicks off this throwback double feature, and it’s followed by The Third Saturday in October Part 1. Confused? The Third Saturday in October Part V is technically the second entry in the slasher series– there are no Parts II, III, or IV- but the recommended starting point in your viewing. Meagan...

From Black actor Anna Camp joins the cast of Peacock’s straight-to-series coming-of-age thriller Hysteria!, a drama series that explores America’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic. Deadline reports that Camp, who joins previously announced actor Julie Bowen, will be a series regular. About the series: “When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a...

Get ready for some drag, filth, glamour, and horror this Halfway to Halloween season: “The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special” debuts on Shudder next week, and the exclusive new trailer promises a delightfully ghoulish good time with many familiar faces. “The Boulet Brothers’ Halfway to Halloween TV Special” will premiere on Shudder and AMC+ on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. If the trailer is any indication, it’s a Halfway to Halloween event you won’t want to miss. Calling to mind the era of classic retro holiday variety shows, the program will be hosted by The...

Dubbed “the scariest exercise video ever made,” Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout was originally released on video in 1990, and the cult gem is now making its Blu-ray debut. From Terror Vision, you can pre-order Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout on Blu-ray now! The Blu-rays are expected to begin shipping out to customers on May 1, 2023. “It’s time to break a sweat with the undead! Terror Vision is proud to present the Blu-ray premiere of Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout, the hit 1989 aerobic video spoof with a gruesome twist. Directed by...